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Germany hits 62.7% renewables in 2024 energy mix, with solar contributing 14%
(www.pv-magazine.com)
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Yeah, what's up with that? Nuclear works well for France, so why did it fall out of favor in Germany?
It's not perfect, but it does a fantastic job at providing a base load alternative to batteries, which could significantly reduce rollout costs if they had existing plants. It's probably not worth switching now, unless they have some dormant plants that could be fired up quickly (like we're doing in the US).
Apart from that the plants don't work in summer and the prices have to be capped/subsidized to keep power affordable...
Why don't they work in the summer?
The rivers used for cooling are either too warm or too low
Interesting... I would have thought they would have steam generators that pull out the heat, and also have some control over the power output.
All thermal power plants use steam generators. And they need lots of water for that.
Rivers are free and renewable. Electrical energy from nuclear is already the most expensive as it is.